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Royal Albert Memorial Museum

Exeter

Title

Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

Date

18th C

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 76.5 x W 63.8 cm

Accession number

46/1925/13

Acquisition method

bequeathed by John Lane, 1925

Work type

Painting

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